AXTIAXT, Inc.
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: nothing decisive, though a crowded short (+17% of shares).
Choppy, but holding above its 200-day average. Price is +16% vs its 200-day average.
Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 8, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).
A crowded short, settled Sep 15, 2026, a few days of normal trading to cover. Down 4.1% since the previous count, up from 14.3% of shares outstanding three months ago.
Against the whole market›
Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How AXTI is trading
AXT, Inc. is +1478% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 1459 points ahead of the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- +16%
vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend
- RSI (14)
- 38
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 51%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $68.47
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- +5.9%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- +1478%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- +781%
- vs 50-day average$70.87
- −3.4%
- 52-week high
- $140.83
- 52-week low
- $4.03
- Annualised volatility
- 132%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
- −$30M
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +319% |
| 2025 | +653% |
| 2024 | −9.6% |
| 2023 | −45% |
| 2022 | −50% |
| 2021 | −7.9% |
| 2020 | +120% |
| 2019 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | −50% |
| 2017 | +81% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 5 of 10 | +3.4% |
| Feb | 10 | 5 of 10 | +17% |
| Mar | 10 | 2 of 10 | −0.84% |
| Apr | 10 | 4 of 10 | +3.7% |
| May | 10 | 6 of 10 | +8.3% |
| Jun | 10 | 4 of 10 | −1.5% |
| Jul | 11 | 7 of 11 | +6.7% |
| Aug | 11 | 5 of 11 | +2.7% |
| Sep | 11 | 6 of 11 | +7.0% |
| Oct | 11 | 3 of 11 | −0.11% |
| Nov | 10 | 6 of 10 | +8.1% |
| Dec | 10 | 5 of 10 | +6.9% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
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